Twin Bill Showdown With Cadets And St Johns Tonight
Frederick Citys classic scholastic basketball rivalry renews with Cadets Ninth Graders vs St Johns JV at 7 pm and Frederick Highs traveling varsity meeting St Johns varsity at 8 30 pm both at FHS gym. Injuries virus and lineup changes loom as St Johns seeks revenge after last years 44 42 thriller and Frederick aims to avenge a 51 48 junior varsity loss while Cadets contend with illness in ninth grade squad and knee injuries to key players.
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Williams Named Comeback Player Of Year by AP
Williams, 36, voted comeback player of the year by AP sports writers and broadcasters after a season hampered by a fractured collarbone and pneumonia. He batted .345 with 29 homers and 89 RBIs, surpassing Bobby Feller for the honor in the annual poll.
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Bobby Feller
Cleveland Indians
Associated Press
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Wilams
N League Batting Chamiay
Salinary
Colts To Again Get A Christmas Bonus
Baltimore Colts players and five coaches to receive a Christmas bonus, expected at 300 per person. National Football League officials announced the plan amid a season marked by nine losses and three wins, with average attendance around 27,373.
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Price Electric League Weekly Statistics and Awards
Price Electric League MEN S DIVISION weekly figures show high game by Kirk Rowe 148 and high set 361 by Luther Barrier with team marks by Engineering 476 and 1581. Women division lists Bet Norwood 364 and 426 as top game and set with team 501 and 1426 by Chms. Bet Norwood leads in high individual average 13. Betty Norwood tops women’s standings with 13. Varnished surfaces can be cleaned with tea. Fights Last Night by AP reports Pete Adams and Jimmy Martinez in New York Newark Glendale Brookin Paul Pender outpoints Ted Olla in Milwaukee. Rickey 1573 Pittsburgh birthday notes Branch Rickey, 73, at Fox Chapel home. First U.S. water power plant for generating electricity traced to Fox River Appleton Wis 1882.
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Luther Barrier
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Associated Press
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Pete Adams
Newark
Jimmy Martinez
Glendale
Ariz
Brooklin
Paul Pender
Boston
Ted Olla
Milwaukee
Stars Gather For Training At Maryland For 1956 Olympics
At University of Maryland in College Park about 15 armed services track stars from the Navy Marine Corps and Air Force train under coach Jim Kehoe with aims toward the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. The group seeks AAU championships in New York February and the Pan American Games in Mexico City in March as steps toward Olympic contention.
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John Bennett
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Lou Jones
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Charles Capozzoli
John Kelly
Forest Glen
Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Russia
Ralph Colson
U. S
Ft. Sam Houston
Texas
Kentucky Leads AP basketball poll as Utah topples LaSalle
Kentucky's unbeaten Wildcats seize the No. 1 spot in the second weekly AP ranking of the season with 23 first place votes and 527 points. Utah rises to No. 2 after defeating LaSalle, the 1954 NCAA champions, while LaSalle falls to fourth as North Carolina State and Dayton follow in the top ten.
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Iowa
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Faurot Praises Shipley Workout For Blue Gray Game
Montgomer y Ala December 20 The Southern cause weakened today by Clemson and Scott Jackson heart attack ruling them out of the Christmas Day Blue Gray game The 185 pound Manning S C flankman suffered a mild heart attack and was sent home The injury prompts George Washington end Richie Geskell to replace Jackson Faurot praised Dick Shipley Maryland rugged tackle as he directed drills with quarterbacks Eaton Scardino Calame and others College scores list various games and scores including Oklahoma Georgia Tech Florida State and more and note that gorillas may weigh over 400 pounds.
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Kuenn Named Baseball Sophomore Of The Year
Detroit shortstop Harvey Kuenn won the Associated Press 1954 sophomore of the year award after a .306 season with 201 hits, besting Nellie Fox and Ruben Gomez. Seventeen second-year players were recognized, including Ray Jablonski and Bob Turley, in a nationwide vote. Gomez led the NL in offset season wins and posted a 2.88 ERA in helping the Giants to pennants and a World Series.
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Milwaukee
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Boston
Rip Repulski
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Johnny Pesky
Giants
Recreation Bowling Le Latest Results x Ballantine Ale
Recreation bowling league results show Ballantine Ale defeating Union Bridge with a clear score line. Players from both teams posted solid strikes and spares as standings shift in the weekly meetup.
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Union Bridge
Greatest golfers and moments from Fred Corcoran list
New York December 20 Fitting a veteran observer lists golf legends and moments from 1920s to 1950s. Highlights include Jones Hogan Snead Sarazen Hagen and Hogan with notes on Open finishes and notable records. Also cites anecdotes from Masters 1954 and early Mark Twain origin tale.
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Fred Corcoran
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Former Eagles owner Alexis Thompson found dead
ENGLEWOOD N J Dec 20 Alexis Thompson 43 year old steel fortune heir and former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles professional football team was found dead today in his apartment near the phone police said he apparently suffered a heart attack and died in place
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Philadelphia Eagles
West Radio Schedule Opens Season Across Major Networks
A dense listing outlines a January 1 radio season start across NBC WBAL CBS WOR and ABC WMAL with hourly lineups. The schedule includes news, sports, commentary, theater, music, and variety shows featuring ABC CBS NBC personalities and programs such as Dragnet Bing Crosby Amos and Andy Fibber and Molly and news commentaries.
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Naws & Varieties
Television Program Schedule Fragment and Death of Thompson
A scrambled TV guide fragment lists DuMont and CBS programs across the evening from 7:15 to 10:30, mentioning Dinah Shore and News Caravan among others. The text then reports the death of a wealthy business figure, Thompson, in his Beverly Hills apartment, noting his marriages, Olympic sports, Eagles ownership, and lineage from Alexis Thompson of Republic Iron and Steel.
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Ollie
Abe
DuMont
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Dinah Shore
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Lone
Martin Hay
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Danny Thomas
Circle Theater
Abe Dangar
Maryland fur seasons set with regional openings and limits
The Game and Inland Fish Commission announces the statewide muskrat, otter and mink season opens January 1 and ends March 15, with Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick, Carroll, Howard and Montgomery counties starting December 15 and running to March 1. Raccoon and opossum season remains open since November 1 and ends January 31, 1955. Hunters must hold a Maryland license and tag, wear the tag on the back, and obtain written landowner permission to trap on private land. Shipping fur tags available from wardens or the Commission offices at 516 Munsey Building, Baltimore.
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Game and Inland Fish Commission
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Allegany
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Carroll
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Pender Triumphs In Big Test At Brooklyn Platform
Paul Pender of Boston upset Ted Olla in a 10 round split decision at Brooklyn Eastern Parkway to prove his right to main boat status after returning from the Marines. Adams of Newark defeated Jimmy Martinez at St Nicholas Arena in a 10 rounder. Both bouts aired on network TV.
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Pender
Ted Olla
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Eastern Parkway
Adams
Jimmy Martinez
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